kayakmaster
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Occupation | Business Analyst |
| Location | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Introduction | I am a masters kayak paddler in Johannesburg, South Africa.
I used to paddle sprints, marathon (including South African style downriver marathon), down river, white water and slalom. Now I only have time to do SA style marathon and club level coaching. I am a strategic business analyst and software solutions designer and am passionate about serving people through design. I am (finally, after four painful years) divorced - with young kids (I started late – generally a late bloomer). I am proud to have co produced a club level kayak technique coaching manual with (our then national coach) Nandor Almasi. I fired myself from my band and am now learning bass guitar. |
| Interests | spending time with my kids, spending time with my sweet woman, canoeing, cycling, camping, learning bass guitar, listening to music, stained glass work, reading, opera, watching sport, birding, swimming, building valve (tube) guitar amps, diving, coaching kayak technique at my club |
| Favorite movies | Local Hero, Casablanca |
| Favorite music | Blues, Blues Rock, RocknRoll, Anything that is meaty and comes from some primal place and talks to some primal place in me or hooks strong emotions |
| Favorite books | Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (I am the only person I know who has actually read it through. I've actually read it through a number of times.),The Inmates are Running the Asylum by Alan Cooper |